"The
Portico™ modules are all-analogue signal processors that deliver
the much-loved sweet, musical quality that has been famous world-wide
for nearly 40 years. "
The
giant consoles of not so long ago. Impressive sound - but too
large to fit the needs and budgets of many of today's studios.
Does that mean the classic big console sound is out of reach forever?
Not now - Rupert Neve to the rescue. He's designed the Portico™
modules - building blocks that work with each other or with any
transformer-coupled modules you already have. New Rupert Neve-designed
transformers, very short audio paths, minimal negative feedback and
discrete single-sided transformer-coupled outputs that leave no possibility
of crossover distortion. You've got exactly the elements you want
of a large console, no more, saving space and money. All without
ground loops, level discrepancies or crossover distortion. All
Rupert Neve Designs products are made in the U.S.A.
As the Rupert Neve website says, "Humans can detect incredibly
small values of this type of high order distortion. It’s not heard
as such but causes emotional feelings of dissatisfaction and fatigue.
The only way to totally eliminate crossover distortion is to use a Class
A single sided amplifier. This can only be achieved using discrete components.
The efficiency is low but the sonic advantage has been proven over many
years."
Rupert
Neve Designs Portico Series Modules - front panels are now white finish
Call to place your order - we often ship
the same day!
RND 5060 CENTERPIECE - Rupert Neve master 24 x 2 summing console with talkback section & monitor switcher. Legendary pedigree board, compact size - PLACE YOUR ORDER!
5012 Dual channel mic preamp |
The
Portico™ 5012 is a dual channel mic pre featruring
Mr. Rupert Neve’s custom input and output transformer designs.
In addition to individually selectable phase, mute, phantom power
and a fully sweepable high pass filter, the 5012 incorporates a
‘Silk’ circuit which yields the rich warmth and presence
of the renowned classic designs. A high-quality microphone
with a Rupert Neve 5012 preamp will yield absolutely top-notch sound.
In stock, call to order.
5015 Mic preamp - compressor |
NEW!
RND Portico 5015 brings the renowned Portico series preamp
and compressor designs together as a powerful channel strip. The
mic pre on the Portico 5015 is identical to the two-channel 5012.
The compressor section is identical to the 5043 with fully adjustable
threshold, ratio, attack, release, and makeup gain.
In stock, call to order.
5014 Stereo Field Editor |
The
Portico 5014 Stereo Field Editor introduces an innovative
application of well-known techniques that redefines the boundaries and
limitations of traditional 2-channel stereo recording and playback.
Operating entirely in the analogue domain, the Portico 5014 uses discrete
component circuits, comprising a variable sum and difference network
with level and phase controls, together with other key features, to
affect stereo sources.
Intended for recording, mixing and mastering applications, the Portico
5014 differentiates between near field (direct) and far field (ambient)
sources and allows the manipulation of the relationship between mono
panned images and stereo ambience through the use of width, depth and
phase controls. Source material may be further manipulated by inserting
external EQ or dynamics processing into the difference channel or by
engaging the simple onboard mid-band EQ.
5016 Duo Mic Pre/DI |
The Portico
5016 is a Microphone Preamplifier and a DI, which can be used
separately or together to provide an innovative and powerful approach
to the recording of musical instruments.
Both channels
of the 5016 are transformer coupled which greatly assists with the avoidance
of hum loops and ensures the classic musical sweetness for which Portico
modules are well-known and the DI includes a powerful new Phase-Rotate
control that allows the Direct Input to be manually phase aligned in
relation to the microphone signal!
The 5016
may be racked in the control room or placed out on the studio floor.
It includes a full-featured, transformer coupled microphone preamplifier
identical to the 5012 with Silk, a swept High Pass Filter from 20-250Hz,
48V Phantom, Phase Reverse and a total of 72 dB of Gain. The independent
DI channel provides selectable Instrument or Line level inputs, with
up to 35dB of gain for the instrument input.
5032 Single channel mic preamp/3 band EQ |
The
Portico™ 5032 is a single channel Mic Pre/EQ
having an independent transformer coupled Line level input for
the EQ section. It includes a full-featured Mic Pre identical
to the 5012 with the addition of a flexible 3 band equalizer in
the Mr. Rupert Neve tradition. The Rupert Neve 5032 is equipped
with high and low frequency shelving curves and a Parametric Mid
Band covering 80Hz-8kHz in two ranges. In stock,
call to order.
5033 Single channel 5 Band EQ |
The
Portico™ 5033 Five Band EQ and high performance
line driver is a new equalizer with the performance, features and musicality
expected from Rupert Neve, the designer. The 5033 features Mr. Rupert
Neve’s custom input and output transformer designs, five bands
of EQ based on his traditional curves, -/+12dB input level adjustment,
five filter bypasses and comes available in either horizontal or vertical
formats.
At the input and output of the 5033 lie custom designed Rupert Neve
transformers, which are much of the heart of the sound of Mr Rupert
Neve’s classics. The EQ section can be completely bypassed and
the unit can be used as a very high quality line driver utilizing these
transformers, which can help to add sonic “sweetness” to
a source. In stock, call to order.
5042 Dual channel 'True Tape' emulation/line
driver |
The
all-analog Portico™ 5042 provides a remarkable
simulation of true tape sound through the inclusion of genuine tape
drive circuitry. When the Tape circuit is not engaged, the 5042
may be used as a full, transformer-coupled, high-performance line
amplifier that includes a Gain range of + and – 12 dB. The
Portico™ 5042 Two Channel "True Tape" Emulation
and Line Driver unit’s emulation circuit provides the nostalgic
rounding and compression usually only achieved by the use of tape.
This typically offsets the harshness often found in digital recordings.
The Rupert Neve Portico™ 5042 incorporates an actual tape
drive circuit that feeds a tiny magnetic “head” which,
in turn, is coupled to a correctly equalized, replay amplifier.
The only thing missing is the tape itself!
5043 Dual
channel compressor/limiter |
The
Portico 5043 is the giant killer for two-buss stereo
mixing applications! The RND 5043 is a 2-channel compressor featuring
a discrete main signal path. In addition to controls for Threshold,
Ratio, Attack, Release and Gain Make Up, the 5043 offers a choice
of Feed-forward or Feed-back control capable of yielding unobtrusive
musical sounding dynamics as well as "brick-wall" limiting.
The Rupert Neve Portico™ 5043 can link both internal control
lines or multiple additional 5043s enabling one of them to serve
as "Master."
The
5043 includes both line and mixing buss inputs. Incredible,
a Rupert Neve two-channel compressor/limiter for well under two
grand! In stock, call to order.
We
are happy to be the RND Portico dealer in Portland Oregon.
Rupert Neve Designs Portico dealer Portland Oregon.
